Margate train station
You can reach 57 stations directly from Margate on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Broadstairs, with 120 trains a day.
Margate is the nearest station for postcodes in CT9. Check your own postcode.
- 57 direct destinations
- 434th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 110 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Margate
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadstairs | 120 | 117 | 99 |
| Ramsgate | 116 | 117 | 99 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Faversham | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Herne Bay | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Whitstable | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Gillingham | 70 | 77 | 1 |
| Rainham | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Sittingbourne | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Chatham | 69 | 77 | 1 |
| Rochester | 69 | 77 | 1 |
| Stratford International | 66 | 67 | 30 |
| London St. Pancras International | 66 | 67 | 30 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 62 | 67 | 30 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 54 | 47 | 36 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 54 | 47 | 36 |
| Dumpton Park | 53 | 47 | 36 |
| Ashford International | 42 | 38 | 32 |
| Thanet Parkway | 42 | 37 | 63 |
| Canterbury West | 40 | 37 | 32 |
| Bromley South | 36 | 44 | 1 |
| London Victoria | 36 | 44 | 1 |
| Gravesend | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| Strood | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| Longfield | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| Meopham | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| Newington | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Teynham | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| London Bridge | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| London Cannon Street | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Minster | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Chilham | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chartham | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Deal | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Dover Priory | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Martin Mill | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Sandwich | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Sturry | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Walmer | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Wye | 3 | 1 | 0 |
and 17 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Margate
Margate is on the Chatham Main Line (Ramsgate Branch). That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Margate station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Margate station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Margate station is
1,287,330 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 434th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 9,245 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Margate and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 416,474 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 29 stations instead of 57, a drop of about 49%. Saturday runs to 44.
Nearest other stations
- Westgate-on-Sea 1.5 miles
- Birchington-on-Sea 3.1 miles
- Broadstairs 3.1 miles
- Ramsgate 3.4 miles
- Dumpton Park 3.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Margate, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Tivoli · 0.6 miles
- Margate Sands · 0.9 miles
- Ramsgate Town · 3.7 miles
- Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt · 3.9 miles
- Ramsgate Harbour · 4.3 miles
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Facilities at Margate station
Margate is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:15 to 19:30 · Saturday: 06:15 to 19:30 · Sunday: 09:10 to 16:40
Toilets
Parking at Margate station
- Station Car Park 110 spaces, 7 accessible
£4.50 off-peak, £5.00 a day, £19.50 a week
Cycle parking: 60 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 10 August 2026.
Getting to Margate station
Margate station is in Thanet, South East, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M2 J7 (Brenley Corner), 19.9 miles west.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Margate station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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